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Skill: Generate Standard README

Skill：生成标准化README

Purpose

用途

Create professional, consistent, highly readable front-page documentation for any software project (open source, internal services, microservices, tooling). A standardized information layout reduces collaboration cost, improves engineering norms, and keeps core assets discoverable.
为任何软件项目（开源项目、内部服务、微服务、工具类项目）创建专业、一致、可读性强的首页文档。标准化的信息布局可降低协作成本、提升工程规范，并确保核心资产易于被发现。

Use Cases

适用场景

  • New project: Quickly add a standard README for a new repo.
  • Asset governance: Unify README style across internal services or libraries for better indexing and cross-team discovery.
  • Audit and compliance: Bring legacy systems up to documentation standards for internal audit or architecture review.
  • Handover and release: When transferring a project, changing ownership, or releasing publicly, ensure the audience can understand purpose, usage, and how to contribute.
When to use: When the project needs a “first face” that explains what it is, how to use it, and how to collaborate.
Scope: This skill emphasizes a fixed output structure and governance (unified style, audit, discoverability); the output contract is embedded in the skill. For template-by-project-type or guided Q&A creation, use skills.sh’s 
crafting-effective-readmes
(e.g. softaworks/agent-toolkit).
  • 新项目：快速为新仓库添加标准化README。
  • 资产治理：统一内部服务或库的README风格，提升索引效率和跨团队可发现性。
  • 审计与合规：将遗留系统的文档升级至标准规范，以满足内部审计或架构评审要求。
  • 交接与发布：在项目移交、变更所有权或公开发布时，确保受众能够理解项目用途、使用方法及贡献方式。
何时使用：当项目需要一个“门面”来介绍其定位、使用方法及协作方式时。
范围说明：本Skill强调固定输出结构和治理（统一风格、审计、可发现性）；输出约定已嵌入本Skill中。如需按项目类型选择模板或通过引导式问答创建README，请使用skills.sh的
crafting-effective-readmes
（例如softaworks/agent-toolkit）。

Behavior

行为规范

Principles

原则

  • Clarity: Readers immediately understand what the project is and what problem it solves.
  • Completeness: Include everything users and contributors need.
  • Actionable: Provide copy-paste install and quick-start commands.
  • Professional: Use standard Markdown and a conventional section order.
  • 清晰性：读者能够立即理解项目的定位及解决的问题。
  • 完整性：涵盖用户和贡献者所需的全部信息。
  • 可操作性：提供可直接复制粘贴的安装和快速启动命令。
  • 专业性：使用标准Markdown格式和常规章节顺序。

Tone and style

语气与风格

  • Use neutral, objective language; avoid hype (“The best,” “Revolutionary”) unless backed by data.
  • Direct and concise: Short sentences; avoid filler adjectives and bureaucratic phrasing; professionalism through clarity and scannability, not formality.
  • Keep code examples short and comments clear.
  • 使用中立、客观的语言；除非有数据支撑，否则避免使用夸大表述（如“最佳”、“革命性”）。
  • 直接简洁：短句表达；避免冗余形容词和官僚化措辞；通过清晰性和易扫描性体现专业性，而非形式化。
  • 代码示例应简短，注释清晰。

Visual elements

视觉元素

  • Badges: Include License, Version, Build Status, etc. at the top.
  • Structure: Use 
    ---
    or clear heading levels to separate sections.
  • Emoji: Use sparingly (e.g. 📦, 🚀, 📖) to improve scannability.
  • 徽章：在顶部包含许可证、版本、构建状态等徽章。
  • 结构：使用
    ---
    或清晰的标题层级分隔章节。
  • 表情符号：少量使用（如📦、🚀、📖）以提升易扫描性。

Input & Output

输入与输出

Input

输入

  • Project metadata: Name, one-line description.
  • Features: Core capabilities.
  • Requirements: e.g. Node.js/Python version.
  • Install/run: Concrete shell commands.
  • 项目元数据：名称、一句话描述。
  • 功能特性：核心能力。
  • 环境要求：例如Node.js/Python版本。
  • 安装/运行：具体的Shell命令。

Output

输出

  • README source: Markdown with this structure:
    1. Title and badges
    2. Core description
    3. ✨ Features
    4. 📦 Installation
    5. 🚀 Quick start
    6. 📖 Usage / configuration
    7. 🤝 Contributing
    8. 📄 License
    9. 👤 Authors and acknowledgments
  • README源码：遵循以下结构的Markdown文档：
    1. 标题与徽章
    2. 核心描述
    3. ✨ 功能特性
    4. 📦 安装步骤
    5. 🚀 快速启动
    6. 📖 使用方法/配置说明
    7. 🤝 贡献指南
    8. 📄 许可证
    9. 👤 作者与致谢

Restrictions

限制条件

  • No broken links: Do not add links that 404.
  • No redundant repetition: Do not repeat the same fact (e.g. license) in multiple sections.
  • No hardcoded paths: Use placeholders or variables in install and quick-start examples.
  • License required: Always include a License section; do not omit it.
  • 无失效链接：不得添加404无效链接。
  • 无冗余重复：不得在多个章节重复相同信息（如许可证）。
  • 无硬编码路径：在安装和快速启动示例中使用占位符或变量。
  • 必须包含许可证：始终保留许可证章节，不得省略。

Self-Check

自我检查清单

  • Three-second test: Can a reader understand what the project does in a few seconds?
  • Closed loop: Can someone run “Quick start” after following “Installation”?
  • Tone: Is the text direct and concise, without bureaucratic or report-like phrasing?
  • Badges: Do badge links point to the correct branch or file?
  • Narrow screens: Are tables and long code blocks readable on small screens?
  • 三秒测试：读者能否在几秒内理解项目用途？
  • 闭环测试：用户完成“安装步骤”后能否顺利执行“快速启动”？
  • 语气检查：文本是否直接简洁，无官僚化或报告式措辞？
  • 徽章检查：徽章链接是否指向正确的分支或文件？
  • 窄屏适配：表格和长代码块在小屏幕上是否可读？

Examples

示例

Before vs after

优化前后对比

Before (minimal):

MyProject

This program processes images. Install: pip install . Run: python run.py
After (standard):

MyProject

License: MIT
A high-performance image batch-processing tool that speeds up compression with concurrency.

✨ Features

  • Concurrent compression: Multi-threaded; faster than baseline.
  • Formats: WebP, PNG, JPEG conversion.

📦 Installation

bash
pip install my-project

🚀 Quick start

python
from myproject import Compressor
Compressor('images/').run()
Edge case: Legacy project with little info
  • Input: Name: legacy-auth. No description. No feature list. Environment and install unknown.
  • Expected: Still produce a structurally complete README; use placeholders (e.g. “See source for features”, “Install steps TBD”) and mark “to be completed”; do not invent features or commands; keep badges, section order, and License so the user can fill in later.
优化前（极简版）：

MyProject

该程序用于处理图片。 安装：pip install . 运行：python run.py
优化后（标准版）：

MyProject

License: MIT
一款高性能图片批量处理工具，通过并发机制加速压缩过程。

✨ 功能特性

  • 并发压缩：多线程处理；比基准版本更快。
  • 格式支持：支持WebP、PNG、JPEG格式转换。

📦 安装步骤

bash
pip install my-project

🚀 快速启动

python
from myproject import Compressor
Compressor('images/').run()
边缘案例：信息极少的遗留项目
  • 输入：名称：legacy-auth。无描述、无功能列表、环境与安装信息未知。
  • 预期输出：仍需生成结构完整的README；使用占位符（如“详见源码了解功能”、“安装步骤待补充”）并标记“待完善”；不得虚构功能或命令；保留徽章、章节顺序和许可证章节，以便用户后续补充。

Appendix: Output contract

附录：输出约定

When this skill produces a README, it follows this contract:
Section orderRequired
1Title and badges
2Core description
3✨ Features
4📦 Installation
5🚀 Quick start
6📖 Usage / configuration
7🤝 Contributing
8📄 License
9👤 Authors and acknowledgments
Restrictions: no broken links; no redundant repetition; no hardcoded paths; License section required.
当本Skill生成README时，需遵循以下约定：
章节顺序是否必填
1标题与徽章
2核心描述
3✨ 功能特性
4📦 安装步骤
5🚀 快速启动
6📖 使用方法/配置说明
7🤝 贡献指南
8📄 许可证
9👤 作者与致谢
限制条件：无失效链接；无冗余重复；无硬编码路径；必须包含许可证章节。

References

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